Aeronorte (Empresa de Transportes Aereos Norte do Brasil)

Aeronorte was founded on 20Dec1949
– [REAL was formed in 1946 as REDES ESTADUAIS AEREAS by a former VASP pilot, Linneu Gomes in Sao Paulo. Flew it’s first flight with a DC3 in 1946 to Rio. Renamed to REAL TRANSPORTES AEREOS in 1946 after becoming a corporation. Amalgamated with LINHAS AEREAS WRIGHT and LINHAS AEREAS NATAL in 1949. Further expansion happened in 1951 when L.A.T.B. was purchased. International routes started in 1951. 1954 saw the purchase of 87% of Aerovias Brazil (which continued it’s own name). Around this time AERONORTE was taken over. 85% of Nacional was purchased in 1956 (again retained own identity). Later in 1956 saw the formation of the REAL consotium which started rationalisation of routes and aircraft. In 1961 Aerovias BRAZIL was taken over by VARIG and shorlty after the consortium merged into VARIG]
– [Varig was founded on 07May1927 by Otto Ernst Meyer-Labastille. Operations started on 22Jun1927 & international operations commenced on 02Aug1955 The airline expanded by the acquisition of AERO GERAL in 1951. Acquired REAL Consortium in 1961 making it largest airline in South America. Acquired CRUZEIRO do SUL in 1975. On 28Jan2000, all cargo operations were united under a new airline named VarigLog. In 2005, Varig went into judicial re-organisation, and in 2006 it was split into two companies informally known as "old" Varig, heir to the original airline, ceased operations on 20Jul2006 and is now defunct, and "new" Varig, a new company fully integrated into Gol Airlines. International and regional passenger and cargo airline that was the flag carrier of Brazil]